592: "Now More Than Ever"
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592: "Now More Than Ever"
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I gave it 4 stars... I think it was good as an episode... I'm just still not entirely sure how I feel about it.
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Spirit now lead me, take me where You will
I long to adore You, reveal Yourself to me
My cry is to please You, so have Your way in me
Completely to bring glory to Your Name
Spirit now lead me, take me where You will
I long to adore You, reveal Yourself to me
My cry is to please You, so have Your way in me
Completely to bring glory to Your Name
It was sad of course...but realistic. Sometimes if the parents just make up and all is well then it's not realistic and kids who are going through stuff like that expect there situation to turn out the same way when it really doesn't. I liked it a lot!
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No fair! Everyone else was right about what the problem was, and my theory that she was carrying Dr. Blackgaard child was wrong. And I even had the timeline worked out and everything.
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I got tears in my eyes when I listened to this episode. It was well written, well acted, and a good story. When I hear these kinds of episodes, I always want to pray for the characters! I feel like they're my friends.
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I didn't cry when my parents got separated... but then, I was 7 and the circumstances were way different.
I really thought the part where Richard and Mandy's mom were fighting about the peas was well-written-- I've known unhappily married couples who have talked to each other like that over equally ridiculous issues.
I really thought the part where Richard and Mandy's mom were fighting about the peas was well-written-- I've known unhappily married couples who have talked to each other like that over equally ridiculous issues.
When I got to the end of the episode and heard that Kathy was the writer, my mouth hit the floor. This skyrocketed my opinion of her writing.
I really have no crititque, just that it was good. It captivated me emotionally, something that hasn't happened to me while listening to AIO for far too long.
I really have no crititque, just that it was good. It captivated me emotionally, something that hasn't happened to me while listening to AIO for far too long.
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I really can't personally relate to the stuff in the episode, but I found it sad. As soon as Mandy was getting all happy about her parents going out together, I knew for sure that they would come back with divorce papers or something else negative like that.
I look forward to seeing how they deal with this storyline in the future.
I look forward to seeing how they deal with this storyline in the future.
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Okay, that comment cracked me up, Rachael :) A very depressed and unfriendly Richard, maybe. But it sort of did sound like him. Which was not a bad thing at all.Rachael wrote:I really thought the part where Richard and Mandy's mom were fighting about the peas was well-written
So, about the episode . . . wow. Just wow.
First: Props to the AIO team for taking this on. And to the actors for selling it.
In all the speculation about what Mandy's problem was, I didn't give a lot of credence to the divorce rumors, largely because the one time we saw her parents, they seemed perfectly agreeable. So maybe I could question the choice to address this issue via the Straussbergs, but I really don't feel like it. The fact that this can happen to a family like the Straussbergs is what makes this episode work. I love older Odyssey--love it. But if old Odyssey had taken this issue on, they'd have used a one-shot kid character in Mandy's role and diminished the impact enormously. This is happening to Mandy? Our Mandy? This kind of thing can happen to people who matter? Yes.
What this episode might have done too well was put us into Liz's shoes--I felt her frustration more than I wanted to; her lack of progress in reaching Mandy became tedious midway through, but proved effective when Mandy finally turned to her.
I'm not sure if Aria reads these reviews, but if she does: that performance was incredible! Mandy's vulnerability tinged every line. I was blown away.
David bothered me. This isn't a criticism, I suppose--this is the kind of episode that's designed to bother. But while Mandy's distancing herself from others began awhile ago, David is suddenly a different person altogether. And what's the message here? Yes, marital problems cause problems for entire families. David's words about how he'd known for months were chilling. But this is a little bleaker than I like my entertainment. Hard times can bring out good in people. Couldn't David have stepped up and comforted Mandy, maybe? Explained things with a little more concern or at least tact? But his character is going in a different direction, and as hard as it is to accept, I'm impressed with AIO's daring. They're taking a "good" family and putting them through tough times. I only hope that the story goes on from here and that all of the Straussbergs find healing.
The dinner conversation made me laugh, in a sort of desperate, this-can't-be-good kind of way.
As great an episode as it was all around, Nathan Carlson's return to the show was the highlight for me because it means there's hope for Richard.
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Very, very sad episode.
I rated it 5 stars - it was very well done. The acting was superb, especially Mandy.
Does anyone know if Mr. and Mrs. Straussberg are Christians?
I rated it 5 stars - it was very well done. The acting was superb, especially Mandy.
Does anyone know if Mr. and Mrs. Straussberg are Christians?
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I'm pretty sure they are...
Wow...I just got done listening...I guess it just surprises me that the Straussbergs of all people are the ones who are having marital problems. It was a really well done episode, but it still kinda has me shocked and sad.
Wow...I just got done listening...I guess it just surprises me that the Straussbergs of all people are the ones who are having marital problems. It was a really well done episode, but it still kinda has me shocked and sad.
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